W3m: out of bounds read in growbuf_to_str() at w3m/indep.c
CVE-2023-38253

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
W3m
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux
Fedora
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 July 2023

Summary

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str function in indep.c. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted HTML file.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38253
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222779
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/tats/w3m/issues/271

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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